Hunting, fishing permit prices to increase in 2009

At its September meeting, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved price increases for most hunting and fishing permits and created a new permit for hunters who pursue snow geese and other “light geese” during the federally mandated Light Goose Conservation Action.
The increases – the first for Missouri resident hunting and fishing permits in five years – will go into effect March 1, 2009. Conservation officials said the increases are based on changes in the Consumer Price Index, cost comparisons with surrounding states and citizen comments received during public deer meetings in 2008.
“We want to keep resident permit prices as reasonable as possible,” said Conservation Department Director John Hoskins. “When compared with other states, our prices tend to be in the middle to lower end of the scale.”
Besides the general cost of doing business reflected in the Consumer Price Index, Hoskins said new programs and enhanced services also add...
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